In the past, I have contacted some sellers, with this question and most do not reply. A few that have and stated that it's there policy as advised by their lawyers. If there are legal issues, then perhaps it might also be illegal for private sales; again, on M/L's? One seller told me to ignore it and another, to just provide a copy of my driver's license. Instead of providing my driver's license, I provided a copy of my state's purchasing permit. ....

I'm not paranoid, just private and protective. ....
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I think the reason they do it is they don't want to have to get involved with trying to figure out which states follow federal rules and which states have their own rules. By requiring shipping to an FFL, they don't have to worry about it.

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